DOL Day and Night 1-30-25

1. Day & night are caused by the ______________ of Earth on its axis

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• tilt of the axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2. Which season has the longest amount of sunlight?

• Summer
• Winter
• Autumn
• Spring

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

3. Which season has the shortest amount of sunlight?

• Summer
• Winter
• Autumn
• Spring

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

4. Which seasons have an equal amount of daylight and darkness?

• Spring and Fall
• Winter and Summer
• Winter and Spring
• Summer and Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

5. Part A A student draws the model shown. Which of these best compares the conditions at Location X and Location Y?

• It is day at Location X and night at Location Y.
• It is winter at Location X and summer at Location Y.
• There are more hours of daylight at Location X than at Location Y.
• The moon is brighter when viewed from Location X than when viewed from Location Y.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Part B A student wants to use a spinning basketball to model the day-and-night cycle on Earth. What should the student do in order to best model the cause of the day-and-night cycle?

• Shine a bright light on one side of the ball
• Have the ball revolve around a light source.
• Spin the counter-clockwise
• Tilt the ball while it is spinning
• Paint one half of the ball black and the other half white

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1